1984 Lancia LC2 Twenty years ago, when Group C sports car racing was in its heyday, the focus of attention...
In Part 1, we took a look at the beginnings of the Huffaker legend, with the ferocious Formula Juniors and...
Lorina Boughton McLaughlin was the first woman to ever win the “Man of the Meeting” Award given regularly by BP and Alcoa in British race events in the 1970s and 1980s! She is also one of the very few female full members of the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC). With...
In the world of racing, automotive brands, more often than not, become flag bearers of national pride and heritage. In...
You know, I had the experience of working with some great teams and on some “interesting” projects. For example, I...
Thirty years ago one of the headline stories on television news was David Purley desperately trying to save the life of Roger Williamson, whose car had flipped at Zandvoort and had caught fire. The marshals were confused, but Purley stopped his car and wrestled a fire extinguisher from a marshal...
The Jaguar XKD-Type is perhaps one of my favorite auto designs ever. Introduced in 1954 as a replacement to the...
Derek Bell Gaston Chevrolet 2 The Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company holds a press conference in Carmel, California,...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of a true classic sports car, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the racing...
Watching it happen, it was hard to appreciate the magnitude of the achievement. The big blue roadster hardly made any...
Canada June 19-22, 2003 David & Goliath—a pack of small bore British sports cars attempts to keep in tow with...
Elkhart Lake, WI July 18-20 Bill Adam drove the 2000 Champion Audi R8 to 2nd place behind the Porsche of Aaron Hsu.Photo: Fred Sickler Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our...
Monterey, CA August 14-17 The start of Saturday’s Trans-Am race saw 32 “ground-pounders” pour into Laguna Seca’s Turn 1.Photo: Jim...
November 2003 Alfa Romeo TZ—The Cars, the Race Results By Philippe Olczyk It came as something of a surprise to find...
Like so many great racing drivers over the ages, Swede Savage was a talented, up-and-coming racing driver who was snatched from us before his time. Born David Earle “Swede” Savage, Jr., Swede (as he came to be known because of his blond hair) started racing quarter Midgets as a child...
Bonhams On Friday evening, Quail Lodge hosted the Bonham’s sale, but it wasn’t a racecar market. The closest thing to...
The 2003 “Monterey” weekend was, again, a jam-packed period of several days of diverse automotive events, with the celebration of...
Famed British racing engineer Tony Rudd died on August 22 at the age of 81 following a heart attack and stroke. In addition to his many accomplishments with BRM and Lotus, Tony Rudd was also an immensely amicable and sharing person, who was always willing to spend time discussing the...
Another new event appeared on the Monterey calendar this year, with the arrival of the “Quail” featuring a selection of...
The “Matiche” is a hidden treasure, one of the best classic car events we have come across. It is open...
An unusual bridge in American racing history was crossed this past August when British racer Lorina McLaughlin became the first woman to race a Grand Prix car on American soil. McLaughlin, who has raced professionally for nearly 30 years, became what is believed to be the first woman to race...
Motorsport comes in many forms, but perhaps the oldest variation is the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, which this...
A life-size statue of John Surtees, the only man to have won the World Championship on two and four wheels,...
Readers may recall that last month we brought you the story of John Fitch’s planned attempt to break an existing class record at Bonneville in a Mercedes Gullwing. Unfortunately, Fitch’s attempt was thwarted partway through, due to mechanical problems. Fitch was attempting to drive car owner Bob Sirna’s Mercedes Benz...
Mario Andretti started the 1978 Formula One season in the Colin Chapman–designed Lotus 78. After winning the season opener in...
